Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 10, 2019	Apr 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$399

Design

Dimensions
1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches 40 x 34 x 10.74 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
1.09 oz / 30.8 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Wrist size
Case fits 130-200 mm wrists
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold Stainless steel: Stainless steel, Space black, Gold Ceramic: White Titanium: Titanium, Space black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters)	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Red

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
394x324px, 325 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S5	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
PowerVR	Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
1GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)
Compatible devices
Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
245 mAh, Li - Ion	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

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Camera

Rear
	Single camera
Main camera
	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	T4
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Materials & Colors	Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$449

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$549

Links

Full specifications
Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) Specs	Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs
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